Murphy Mine

Murphy Mine is a quarry in , and has an elevation of 7,431 feet. Murphy Mine is situated nearby to the peak .
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in La Plata County, Colorado, United States of America
  • Address: CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Smelter Mountain and Lake Nighthorse.

Peak
Photo: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is part of the La Plata Mountains range which is a subset of the of . It is located in the Bodo State Wildlife Area, 1.2 miles southwest of the community of in , , United States.

Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
is a created by the 270 feet high Ridges Basin Dam southwest of in . As part of the Animas-La Plata Water Project, provides water storage for tribal and water right claim-holders along the . is situated 2½ miles south of Murphy Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Durango.

is the home rule city and the county seat of , United States. The city's population was 19,071 at the 2020 census, making it the most populous city in the county. is the home of Fort Lewis College.

Murphy Mine

Latitude
37.26222° or 37° 15′ 44″ north
Longitude
-107.92785° or 107° 55′ 40″ west
Elevation
7,431 feet (2,265 metres)
Open location code
859J736C+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369177318
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5432257
Wiki­data ID
Q49434975
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In Other Languages

“Murphy Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Murphy Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, La Plata County)”
  • Cebuano: “Murphy Mine”

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